about to

Example Sentences

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In one instance, a caller reported being “about to get shot”—police arrived to find ICE agents.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jonas says this has made Neo a “controversial topic at the dinner table” in Westchester County, where he lives with his wife and three sons, the oldest of whom is about to start driving.

From The Wall Street Journal

But we are entering an era in America when knowledge is about to be hard to come by.

From Los Angeles Times

There are a few, such as consent searches and exigent circumstances where someone is in danger or evidence is about to be destroyed.

From Salon

He wasn’t about to wreck his signature policy in a fight over a territory with Europe.

From Barron's